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CompletedNCT04582344Updated May 24, 2024

Clinical Trial For SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (COVID-19)

A Phase 3 interventional study of CoronaVac and Placebo in COVID-19, sponsored by Health Institutes of Turkey. Completed at 25 sites in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 59 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-24.

Sponsored by Health Institutes of Turkey · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10,214
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 59 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a randomized, double-blinded, and placebo controlled phase III clinical trial of the SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine manufactured by Sinovac Research \& Development Co., Ltd. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the experimental vaccine in healthy adults aged 18\~59 Years.

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This study is a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial in adults aged 18\~59 years. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the experimental SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine. The experimental vaccine and placebo were both manufactured by Sinovac Research \& Development Co., Ltd. A total of 13.000 subjects will be enrolled. Participant will be assigned to receive two doses of experimental vaccine or placebo on the schedule of day 0,14. It is planned that the study will be conducted with two separate cohorts. The first cohort will be healthcare workers in the high risk group (K-1) and the second cohort will be people at normal risk (K-2). After 2 doses of vaccination of 1300 volunteers are completed, safety data will be evaluated by the data safety monitoring board without breaking the blinding, and if there is no safety issue, the K2 cohort will continue to be vaccinated.1.300 volunteers, including 650 volunteers SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and placebo arms, will be included in the K-1 cohort. In the K-2 cohort (normal risk group for COVID-19), 7.650 volunteers were planned to be included in the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine group, and 3.500 volunteers in the placebo group.

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Conditions studied

  • COVID-19

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Keywords

  • COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10,214 is above the median of 100 across 4,098 interventional studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

Health Institutes of Turkey is the lead sponsor of 18 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 59 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-59 years of age (including 18 and 59 years of ages),
  • For only K1 cohort, health care workers such as medical doctor, nurse, ward boy, cleaner, hospital technician, administrative personnel who work in any department of a hospital.
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously PCR positive for COVID-19
  • IgG or IgM is positive
  • For females: Pregnancy (confirmed by positive beta-hCG test), breastfeeding or intent to engage in sexual relations with reproductive intent without use of birth control methods in the three months following vaccination
  • Known allergy to components of the study vaccine or control
  • Use of immunosuppressant therapy regimens within the six months prior to enrollment in the study or planned use within the two years following enrollment. Immunosuppressant therapy regimens include: antineoplastic chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunosuppressants to induce transplant tolerance, among others
  • Use of immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids within the three months prior to the enrollment in the study and planned use of immunosuppressive doses of corticoids within the three months following enrollment in the study. Immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids will be considered the equivalent prednisone 20 mg/day for adults, for longer than one week. Continued use of topical or nasal corticosteroids is not considered an immunosuppressant
  • History of asplenia
  • History of bleeding disorder (e.g. factor deficiency, coagulopathy or platelet disorder), or prior history of significant bleeding or bruising following IM injections or venipuncture
  • Any alcohol or drug abuse over the 12 months prior to enrollment in the study that has caused medical, professional or family problems, indicated by clinical history
  • Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months preceding the planned administration of the vaccine candidate
  • Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational product in the six months prior to enrollment in the study or planned participation in another clinical trial within the two years following enrollment
  • Received live attenuated virus vaccine 14 days prior to enrollment in the study
  • Inactivated vaccine or sub unit vaccine 7 days prior to enrollment in the study
  • Fever (oral temperature >37.2℃, axillary temperature will not be accepted) within the past 24 hours
  • Any other condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator or his/her representative physician, could put the safety/rights of potential participants at risk or prevent them from complying with this protocol.
  • Any confirmed or suspected autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency disease, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
10,214 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SARS-COV-2 Vaccine

    600 SU of SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen, intramuscular injection, two doses given 14 days apart.

    Biological: CoronaVac

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Aluminium hydroxide, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride 0.5mL/dose, intramuscular injection, two doses given 14 days apart.

    Biological: Placebo

Interventions

  • BiologicalCoronaVac

    Two doses at 14-day interval, each inoculation dose is 0.5 mL. Two doses of dosage (each prefilled syringe of the vaccine contains 600 SU of SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen) experimental vaccine at the schedule of day 0,14

  • BiologicalPlacebo

    Aluminium hydroxide, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride 0.5mL/dose, two doses given 14 days apart.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Protection Indexes of Two Vaccine Doses For Symptomatic COVID-19

    The protection rate of a two-dose of SARS-CoV-2 (Vero Cell) vaccine against RT-PCR confirmed symptomatic COVID-19

    Time frame: 2 weeks after the second dose of vaccination

Secondary outcomes

  1. Protection Indexes of One Vaccine Dose For Symptomatic COVID-19

    The protection rate of, at least, one dose of SARS-CoV-2 (Vero Cell) vaccine against RT-PCR confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 Two weeks after the last dose vaccination.

    Time frame: 2 weeks after the second dose of vaccination

  2. Protection Indexes of Second Vaccine Dose For Hospitalization, Disease Severity/and Death

    The protection rate of a two-dose of SARS-CoV-2 (Vero Cell) vaccine against rates of hospitalization, disease severity/and death two weeks after the second dose of vaccination

    Time frame: 2 weeks after the second dose of vaccination

  3. Protection Indexes of Two Vaccine Doses For SARS-CoV-2 infection

    The protection rate of a two dose of SARS-CoV-2 (Vero Cell) vaccine against RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection two weeks after the second dose of vaccination

    Time frame: 2 weeks after the second dose of vaccination

  4. Safety indexes of adverse reactions in 28 days

    The incidence of adverse reactions from the day of first vaccination to 28 days after the second dose of vaccination.

    Time frame: 28 days after the second dose of vaccination

  5. Safety indexes of adverse reactions in 7 days

    The incidence of adverse reactions within 7 days after each dose of vaccination

    Time frame: 7 days after each dose of vaccination

  6. Safety indexes of serious adverse events in 1 year

    The incidence of SAEs from the first vaccination to one year after the second dose vaccination

    Time frame: 1 year after second dose of vaccination

  7. Immunogenicity parameters (seroconversion rate, seropositivity rate) in 14 days

    The seroconversion rate, seropositivity rate 14 days after each dose vaccination

    Time frame: 14 days after each dose vaccination

  8. Immunogenicity parameters (seroconversion rate, seropositivity rate) in 28 days

    The seroconversion rate, seropositive rate 28 days after the second dose vaccination

    Time frame: 28 days after the second dose vaccination

  9. Immunogenicity parameters (GMT and GMI of neutralizing antibody and IgG) in 14 days

    GMT and GMI of neutralizing antibody and IgG 14 days after each dose vaccination

    Time frame: 14 days after each dose vaccination

  10. Immunogenicity parameters (GMT and GMI of neutralizing antibody and IgG) in 28 days

    GMT and GMI of neutralizing antibody and IgG 28 days after the second dose vaccination

    Time frame: 28 days after the second dose vaccination

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Study locations

25 sites
  • T.R. Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic
    Ankara, Turkey Region 06800, Turkey
  • T.R. Ministry of Health Ankara Provincial Health Directorate Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Infectious Diseases
    Ankara, Turkey Region 06800, Turkey
  • Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Ankara, Turkey Region, Turkey
  • Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases
    Adana, Turkey
  • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Infections Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Ankara, Turkey
  • T.C Ministry of Health Ankara Provincial Health Directorate Health Sciences University Ankara Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
    Ankara, Turkey
  • Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases
    Antalya, Turkey
  • Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Bursa, Turkey
  • Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Acıbadem Atakent Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine - Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • T.R. Ministry of Health Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Marmara Univesity Istanbul Pendik Education and Research Hospital
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • T.R. Ministry of Health Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Infectious Diseases Clinic
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • T.R. Ministry of Health Istanbul Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • University of Health Sciences İstanbul Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseasesaculty of Medicine Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases
    İzmir, Turkey
  • Republic Of Turkey Ministry Of Health Izmir Provincial Health Directorate Health Sciences University Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases And Chest Surgery Training And Research Hospital
    İzmir, Turkey
  • T.R. Ministry of Health İzmir Provincial Health Directorate İzmir Health Sciences University Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Infectious Diseases
    İzmir, Turkey
  • T.R. Ministry of Health Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department
    Kayseri, Turkey
  • Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Kocaeli, Turkey
  • Malatya İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases
    Malatya, Turkey
  • Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
    Trabzon, Turkey
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References and documents

Publications

  • Gao Q, Bao L, Mao H, Wang L, Xu K, Yang M, Li Y, Zhu L, Wang N, Lv Z, Gao H, Ge X, Kan B, Hu Y, Liu J, Cai F, Jiang D, Yin Y, Qin C, Li J, Gong X, Lou X, Shi W, Wu D, Zhang H, Zhu L, Deng W, Li Y, Lu J, Li C, Wang X, Yin W, Zhang Y, Qin C. Development of an inactivated vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2. Science. 2020 Jul 3;369(6499):77-81. doi: 10.1126/science.abc1932. Epub 2020 May 6. PubMed 32376603 ↗
  • Luan N, Li T, Wang Y, Cao H, Yin X, Lin K, Liu C. Th2-Oriented Immune Serum After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Does Not Enhance Infection In Vitro. Front Immunol. 2022 Apr 8;13:882856. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.882856. eCollection 2022. PubMed 35464483 ↗
  • Tanriover MD, Doganay HL, Akova M, Guner HR, Azap A, Akhan S, Kose S, Erdinc FS, Akalin EH, Tabak OF, Pullukcu H, Batum O, Simsek Yavuz S, Turhan O, Yildirmak MT, Koksal I, Tasova Y, Korten V, Yilmaz G, Celen MK, Altin S, Celik I, Bayindir Y, Karaoglan I, Yilmaz A, Ozkul A, Gur H, Unal S; CoronaVac Study Group. Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey. Lancet. 2021 Jul 17;398(10296):213-222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01429-X. Epub 2021 Jul 8. Erratum In: Lancet. 2022 Jan 29;399(10323):436. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02787-2. PubMed 34246358 ↗
  • Akova M, Unal S. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (inactivated, Vero cell): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Apr 13;22(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05180-1. PubMed 33849629 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 24, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04582344
Lead sponsor
Health Institutes of Turkey
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 9, 2020
Start date
Sep 14, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2022
Completion
Jul 27, 2022
Last update
May 24, 2024

Study contacts

Murat Akova, Prof.
principal investigator · Faculty Member

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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